| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 600122000 | For camera or handle | 10 |
| 20090112065 | Air shield for videoscope imagers - An air shield for a videoscope imager to prevent obscuring of the optical input by body liquids and tissue particles. The imager is extended through a tube carrying a pressurized gas so that when the gas escapes from the end of the tube, it generates an air stream envelope around the optical input of the imager and prevents liquids and particles directed toward the optical input from contacting the optical input. The pressurized gas flows continuously during the medical or dental procedure to maintain a constant resistance to liquids and matter directed to the optical input of the imager. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090318763 | ENDOSCOPE AND SHAFT SYSTEM - An endoscope and shaft system include an access shaft and an endoscope which can be inserted into the access shaft, the proximal end of the access shaft has a grip part, and the endoscope is held in a connecting piece. The connecting piece can be detachably connected to the grip part, and the connecting piece can be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the endoscope relative to the grip part when the connecting piece is connected to the grip part. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100160734 | Endoscope having an endoscope shaft, in which an imaging optics is situated at the distal end thereof - An endoscope having an endoscope shaft is provided, which has an observation opening on its distal end, which is hermetically sealed using a transparent cover, and having an imaging optic, comprising multiple optic elements, which is situated inside the endoscope shaft in the area of its distal end spaced apart from the cover, a sealing ring being provided, which seals an area between the cover and the optic element of the imaging optic closest to the cover in relation to the remaining inner chamber of the endoscope shaft. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100174144 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF DEBRIS FROM THE OBJECTIVE LENS OF AN ENDOSCOPE - The invention encompasses devices and methods used to keep the objective lens of a viewing or illuminating device, specifically an endoscope, free from obstructive fluid and dirt; specifically a device having a hollow body designed to fit over an endoscope, and a transparent lens cover film that is retained within the device and that is threaded in front of the objective lens of an endoscope, thereby maintaining a clear and unobstructed transparent window in front of the endoscope lens. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110046444 | CAVITY EXAMINATION DEVICE - A cavity examination device has an optical receiving element, such as a lens or a camera, and enables insertion into the cavity, in which the reception element does not touch the cavity wall. The cavity examination device has an optical receiving element which receives light emitted or reflected by a wall of a cavity and a screen made of a flexible material. The screen has a first opening and a second opening. The cross section of the second opening is larger here than the cross section of the first opening, and the second opening is selected with regard to the shape and dimension such that, predominantly, it resiliently rests against the wall of the cavity. The screen is attached by the first opening to a body of the cavity examination device on a side of the cavity examination device, which is inserted first into the cavity. During insertion of the cavity examination device into the cavity, the screen is folded in the direction of the cavity examination device, and as the cavity examination device is moved out of the cavity, it folds over so that the screen is folded away from the cavity examination device as the cavity examination device is removed from the cavity. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20130012780 | ENDOSCOPE OPERATION SECTION AND ENDOSCOPE - Bending operation knobs, a first switch button provided in a first surface, and a second switch button provided side by side with the first switch button in the first surface and positioned on the side distant from the bending operation knobs relative to the first switch button are included. The second switch button is formed so as to have an outer diameter smaller than that of the first switch button, an outer circumferential side of the second switch button is covered by a fitting portion, and a projection portion is formed at a site of the fitting portion, the site facing the first switch button, on an outer circumference of the second switch button, the projection portion projecting toward the side away from the first surface relative to another site of the fitting portion. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130345515 | Protective Sheath for an Endoscope - A protective sheath for an endoscope includes an elongated shaft with a longitudinal bore extending from a proximal opening at the shaft proximal end to a distal opening at the shaft distal end. The longitudinal bore is sized for receiving an endoscope tube inserted axially into the bore. The shaft distal end includes a shovel-shaped portion comprising a bowl, a bowl rim having a flange portion, and a distal cutting edge for dividing soft tissue a surgical procedure. The surfaces of the shovel-shaped portion are adapted for retracting soft tissue during such a procedure. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140180007 | SOFT ENCLOSING MEMBRANE FOR CAMERA - An imaging device can include: an imaging module; a lens associated with the imaging module; and an optically transmissive inflatable member surrounding the lens. The inflation tube can be fluidly coupled with the inflatable member. An inflation port can be fluidly coupling the inflation tube and inflatable member. A fastener that fastens the inflatable member can be coupled to a housing of the imaging module. A flushing tube can be fluidly coupled to a flushing port that is directed outward from a housing of the imaging module. The inflation tube and/or flushing tube are coupled to a pneumatic system that can pump fluid therethrough. The inflatable member can be an inflatable membrane, balloon, bladder, or bag. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20150148609 | HYDROPHOBIC MEMBRANE FOR A LENS AND METHOD OF PROTECTING A LENS WITH SUCH A MEMBRANE - The invention relates to a disposable flexible membrane ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20160128551 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF DEBRIS FROM THE OBJECTIVE LENS OF AN ENDOSCOPE - The invention encompasses devices and methods used to keep the objective lens of a viewing or illuminating device, specifically an endoscope, free from obstructive fluid and dirt; specifically a device having a hollow body designed to fit over an endoscope, and a transparent lens cover film that is retained within the device and that is threaded in front of the objective lens of an endoscope, thereby maintaining a clear and unobstructed transparent window in front of the endoscope lens. | 05-12-2016 |
